Original description:
Indri E. Geoffroy and Cuvier, 1796, Magasin Encyclop., (2) 1: 46.
Type species: Lemur indri Gmelin, 1788.
Synonyms:
Genus Indris G. Cuvier, 1800
Genus Indrium Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Lichanotus Illiger, 1811
Genus Lichanotes Temminck, 1827
Genus Pithelemur Lesson, 1840
Common names:
Indri [English]
Babakoto [Malagasy]